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Abdullah Nahid Niger
আব্দুল্লাহ নাহিদ নিগার
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Gaibandha-1
In office
10 January 2024 6 August 2024
Personal details
Born (1981-07-29) 29 July 1981 (age 43)

Abdullah Nahid Niger (born 29 July 1981) [1] is a Bangladeshi politician and is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Gaibandha-1 constituency in 2024. [2] [3] [4]

Niger completed her MS in Economics & Finance from University Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. She has graduated in Computer Science & Engineering from University of Waterloo, Canada. Her mother, Afruza Bari, is the president of Sundarganj Upazila Awami League, and her father, Dr. Abdullahel Bari, is an industrialist. Her husband Dr. Tariqul Islam is a Naval Architect & Marine Engineer by education and businessman by profession. [5] [6]

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